Chelsea was my Bichon Frise from the time she was 8 weeks old until she passed away at 16 years.  She was the first and last dog I bought from a breeder. The breeder worked from her home which I was able to tour and inspect, let me meet the parents and had very high adoption standards, but a few years after that, I discovered the many wonderful dogs that die in shelters every day and found a passion for helping to rescue shelter dogs and find homes for them.  In 2002 after a year of fostering and helping to rehome shelter pets, I started Perpetual Care to rescue animals from shelters.